# Crop report: Naig expects more wet weather | Daily Gate City - Keokuk, Iowa | mississippivalleypublishing.com

> Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig reported that Iowa corn planting reached 1% for the week ending April 12, 2026, with 2.6 suitable fieldwork days, 3.3 fewer than last year. Topsoil moisture was 19% short or very short and 16% surplus, and southern Iowa drought conditions improved.

- Date: 2026-04-15 · published 2026-04-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13004-crop-report-naig-expects-more-wet-weather-daily-gate-city-keokuk-iowa
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Wet conditions and limited fieldwork delay Iowa planting, adding modest upside to corn and soybean prices if the wet pattern continues into May.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-21 | [Smaller corn, soybean yields expected as wet weather persists in Midwest - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58939-smaller-corn-soybean-yields-expected-as-wet-weather-persists-in-midwest-upi-com.md) | +2.4% | +10.9% |
| CORN | 2021-06-25 | [Weather, exports driving factors in commodity markets \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46664-weather-exports-driving-factors-in-commodity-markets-feed-strategy.md) | +5.6% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2021-04-23 | [Farming News - ADM Wheat & OSR Market Report - dry weather causes concern in key N Hemisphere wheat growing regions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47651-farming-news-adm-wheat-and-osr-market-report-dry-weather-causes-concern-in-key.md) | +10.5% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2023-12-01 | [Dry Weather in Key Crop Shipper Brazil Has Farmers Ripping Up Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13609-dry-weather-in-key-crop-shipper-brazil-has-farmers-ripping-up-crops.md) | +2.4% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2022-12-02 | [How did Iowa crops fare in another year of drought? \| Weather \| thegazette.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13314-how-did-iowa-crops-fare-in-another-year-of-drought-weather-thegazette-com.md) | -1.9% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2019-05-21 | [Smaller corn, soybean yields expected as wet weather persists in Midwest - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58939-smaller-corn-soybean-yields-expected-as-wet-weather-persists-in-midwest-upi-com.md) | +2.9% | +9.8% |
| SOY | 2021-06-25 | [Weather, exports driving factors in commodity markets \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46664-weather-exports-driving-factors-in-commodity-markets-feed-strategy.md) | +5.5% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2023-12-01 | [Dry Weather in Key Crop Shipper Brazil Has Farmers Ripping Up Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13609-dry-weather-in-key-crop-shipper-brazil-has-farmers-ripping-up-crops.md) | -2.3% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- mississippivalleypublishing.com: https://www.mississippivalleypublishing.com/daily_gate/crop-report-naig-expects-more-wet-weather/article_419231e9-ffc9-4987-8ba1-332d630a99ad.html

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